Don Cheadle Replacing Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2

Vegito728 · #1 10-14-2008, 01:05 PM

Don Cheadle Replacing Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2

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Very interesting bit of news today! Terrence Howard, who played Col. James Rhodes in Iron Man earlier this summer, has decided not to reprise the role for the sequel. Don Cheadle will step in to replace him in the upcoming Iron Man 2 which is currently in pre-production. Apparently Howard decided not to return due to "financial differences, among other reasons." Marvel then decided to take the role in another direction and approached Don Cheadle. Might that other direction eventually be a War Machine spin-off? Rhodes is expected to play a larger part in the sequel, which is rumored to "go beyond high-tech villains." Huh? There are some rather intriguing statements being made about Iron Man 2 tonight.

This sounds similar to what happened with Rachel Dawes' replacement in The Dark Knight. Except Cheadle doesn't seem like as smooth as a transition, especially when I was a huge fan of Howard and couldn't wait to see his version of War Machine. Interesting observation, however, is that Howard has never actually had a major leading role in any film (give or take Hustle & Flow). But Cheadle on the other hand definitely has, although I don't think that necessarily makes him any more qualified. This might just mean they're leaning towards the idea of the War Machine spin-off down the line. Either way, I'm not that excited for this change, especially because I really loved Terrence Howard as Rhodes in Iron Man.

Fans will certainly remember that scene near the end when Rhodes looks at the Mark II armor in Tony Stark's lab and mutters "next time." Interestingly, Howard made a revealing statement back in May regarding War Machine: "The question is whether we will take the time to put on the Iron Man suit first and then have to fight with Iron Man to take it off me and then ultimately build a new suit for Rhodey or whether they go right into the second one of them building the suit. I would prefer to wait for the third one. I'd prefer to let it grow a little bit and then after the third one, they could go into its own franchise of War Machine later on. I don't want to introduce War Machine too early for my own monetary benefits."

Source: Don Cheadle Replacing Terrence Howard as Rhodey in Iron Man 2! « FirstShowing.net

This sucks. I really liked Howard in Iron Man. Cheadle is a very good actor, but honestly, I can't see him being anywhere near as good as Howard was in the role.

The role just doesn't suit Cheadle. I know he has done some serious roles but I can't help but see him in comedies.

Anyways. What do you all think of this? Will Don Cheadle be able to fill Terrence Howard's shoes and eventually lead a War Machine spin-off?

sherwood · #2 10-14-2008, 01:44 PM

I dont think he will be able to fill the role as howard did. to be honest I can't imagine anyone else playing the role in ironman 2 as he played it so well. I just hope the sequel doesn't suck because of this..

Eilt_Druin · #3 12-02-2008, 10:56 PM

Interesting article. Everything else I've read said Howard was fired and didn't even know until he read it like the rest of us. I'm not sure how Cheadle will do, but I hope he's good enough for the role.

Hybrix · #4 12-02-2008, 11:06 PM

I wasn't really that impressed with Terrence Howard. His acting was pretty generic and straight forward. I doubt Cheadle will have a difficult time taking over the role.

That being said, I hate it when movies like this switch actors. How many times does this have to happen before somebody will realize a 3 movie contract should be standard?

Seriously say what you want about Spiderman and X-Men but at least they were able to keep the continuity of having the same faces in all three movies.

Eilt_Druin · #5 12-02-2008, 11:15 PM

Yes, that really does make it harder to suspend disbelief.

Unfortunately, the X-Men franchise is about to jump on this bandwagon, too. :/ They're replacing Sabretooth's actor in the upcoming Wolverine movie. I suppose it is not such a big deal since the character hasn't appeared since the first movie, but still...

Hybrix · #6 12-02-2008, 11:18 PM

Honestly I didn't feel there was much character development at all in the first X-Men movie. Replacing characters that were ONLY in that movie isn't a big deal to me. I liked #1 the least out of the three.

Replacing a main character in what will probably be a trilogy is just annoying. They should have stuck with the original actors. I do not approve of this decision for the same reason I didn't like it when TDK did the same thing.

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